Registered charity · London
The Hobson Charity Limited
- 4 trustees
- Income £1.8m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities and 5 more
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- hobsoncharity.org.uk/contact-us (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Hobson Charity Limited
- Registered
- 1985
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.8m£2.1m
- 2024£1.6m£1.6m
- 2023£1.4m£1.9m
Earlier years
- 2022£1.4m£1.6m
- 2021£2.7m£1.8m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
(A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONG THE AGED IMPOTENT AND POOR INHABITANTS OF THE UK AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THEM GENERALLY IN THE INTERESTS OF THEIR SOCIAL WELFARE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE RECREATIONAL CHARITIES ACT 1958 AND AS THEREIN LIMITED. (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONGST THE INHABITANTS OF THE UK GENERALLY. (C) THE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO SUCH COMMUNITIES OF THE UK AS THE COMPANY MAY THINK FIT. (D) TO MAKE GRANTS TO SUCH ASSOCIATIONS, TRUSTS, SOCIETIES OR CORPORATIONS AS ARE ESTABLISHED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
Board analysis for researchers
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
4 trustees on the board
- Elizabeth Kelsall since 2019
- Emma Cook since 2019
- George Hobson since 2026
- Ms Jennifer Hobson since 2004
Trustees past 6 years
- Elizabeth Kelsall since 2019
- Emma Cook since 2019
- Ms Jennifer Hobson since 2004
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Emma Cook since 2019
- George Hobson since 2026
- Ms Jennifer Hobson since 2004
Portfolio (1)
- Elizabeth Kelsall since 2019
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
21.6 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 120.0 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 326839
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28TH FEBRUARY 1985 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 16TH SEPTEMBER 1987
- Companies House
- Company number 01890971 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02038806425
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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